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Old March 22nd, 2008, 08:41 PM   #10 (permalink)
Murphy Slaw
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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Age: 50
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Yep. Authorship is one thing. Ownership is another.

Paul has been fighting this for a long time.

Authors get a royalty. Owners get another.

But owners can allow dog food companies to use the songs for a fee. The author still gets a royalty per play, but has no say over who can use the song.

I own over 50 copyrights. I've never sold the rights to anyone. If someone wants to record one of my songs, they need a physical release from me. Correct?

If they want to do a dog food commercial with one, they need permission.

And a contract.

No?
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